REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Approval of an Agreement for Services with Homebase and Establishment of the Homelessness Taskforce
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
At the November 16th, 2021 Council meeting, the City Council directed staff to form an Ad Hoc Homelessness Taskforce and to engage Homebase as the Taskforce facilitator.
The intended purpose for a City Taskforce on Homelessness is to allow community residents and stakeholders to come together in the near-term to identify and recommend potential strategies the City may wish to pursue to address the needs of Santa Clara's unhoused population. Membership would be informal so that a wide variety of people might participate and brainstorm possible approaches. The Taskforce structure and limited duration would allow more frequent meetings over the near-term as part of a focused effort.
Homebase Assistance
To support city implementation activities aligned with the county-wide Community Plan to End Homelessness, the County of Santa Clara Office of Supportive Housing has offered cities up to 10 hours of technical assistance from Homebase, the County's contractor that supported development and implementation of the county-wide plan. Homebase is a nationally recognized expert on homelessness and a skilled technical assistance provider, based in San Francisco, CA. Homebase is a mission-driven nonprofit organization known for their ability to successfully build community capacity to end homelessness and to foster thriving, inclusive communities. As technical assistance providers in Santa Clara County, Homebase is deeply familiar with the County and facilitated the development of the Community Plan to End Homelessness while working with individual cities in the County, including the City of Santa Clara, on alignment with plan goals and implementation.
The proposed scope of work with Homebase includes the following:
1. Fac...
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